Laughter is maybe a kind of social gesture. Laughter is not born from pure aesthetics. However the comic has something of aesthetics because it appears when society and people begin to see themselves like a piece of art.
Interpretation about a text by Henry Bergson

Who we are

ACLAP Circo Social
Civil unlucrative association (Non Govermental Organization) with national, provincial and local recognition. Inspection and examination by Ministry of justice since 2005.
Working with families in social risk to improve life conditions by Circus Art: human rights, culture access, health, and work training.

sábado, 5 de diciembre de 2009

The Beginning ... thanks Jaime Almarza

In July 2006 it arrived to Río Cuarto "El Circo del Mundo". In this photo you can see Jaime and Amanda together, with youngs of the local Social Circus. The first time that we saw a German Wheel.

What about the German Wheel? ... lets make one of them













Special thanks to "Herrería López", who has always been collaborating with the Social Circus.

Social Circus youngs presenting the "Varieté of End Season"

One of their first presentations with genuine audience .

International Meeting in Rosario; an eastern city of Argentina. "Payasadas"





German Wheel act on "Full dress night", and workshop. A teenager out of social risk problems.

Helping to help.


The Social Circus people collaborating whith a charity event, organized by the local goverment. In benefit of "Vivero la Minga".

Social Circus youngs gave workshop in more western cities of Argentina.



Building a new German Wheel for the Circus Festival



Learning ironwork process: measuring, cutting, welding, painting and more. Dreams on hand.


HAVING DREAMS !!!

After that, home training.



Looking for and showing, that a way out is possible.











A way out from social risk. These pictures are in front of their house in "Barrio Alberdi".

- There is contamination and rats -
Until they have an "alternative" experience of the world ... by the Circus Art.

Videos: Practices for the 4th and 5th International Circus Festival in Río Cuarto (vertical turns an spirals turns)

This videos are recorded in our Head Office: "El Galpón". A 300 square meter area, for training techniques, testing and performing.




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viernes, 4 de diciembre de 2009

The 4th International Circus Festival of Río Cuarto. Full dress night.



For this festival, we started building our own German Wheel. Then painting, training, designing a routine, and selecting music. The resilience social theory is working. Chicho is 16 years old, and maybe he started to find the answer to Why, How, What for and When.



















¿ Butterflies in body?

After all, we come back to the neighborhood (barrio).

Teaching youngs who do not go to school. Please do not forget our objective.

Since 2006 ... At schools

Small towns decorated by mountains or valleys with beautiful primary and secondary schools.












They have never seen something like that ! They have never thought of using something like that !

Turns at the National University of Río Cuarto (UNRC). For students of the 3rd year, from Physical Education training course.

This is a collaborative project between the Social Circus and the National University, called "The Circus Art: An Educational Experience". It was a three - month experience with official certification.















Nahuel, 14 years old, who was a teenager in social risk, teaching vertical turns to students of 3rd year ... future P. E. teachers.

jueves, 3 de diciembre de 2009

Turning ... sun or snow


Travelling ... Knowing the world ... desert of Las Cortaderas, or jungle of Paraná river
















25.000 Kilometers per year ... thousands of laughs

Can you ... ?

We invite you.
Together we can give better opportunities to these youngs in social risk, they are training A LOT !
Maybe you can
- Get in Contact with European or american schools; or grants (for study)
- Teach us to improve our Circus acts. We would like to have an instructor !
- Get a used or a new professional german wheel (we want to have a "real" one)
- Hel us find some organization who can finance our work, or machinery to build better German Wheels: that can be a good work for jobless fathers and mothers.
- Provide financial aid ¿Would you like to be a godfather of any of these young artists?
- ¿Do you want to visit our institution in Argentina?
Incredible ... or not
Do you know how much we spendi in a month for maintenance of our space and projects including electricity, fuel, and taxes? ... around 350 Euros (around 500 dollars). Even though we are a small organization, this is a lot of money to us. ¿Can you help?

Social Circus

With the intention of creating a professional circus school; and promoting social development.
Contacts

From March 2010 in Germany (Europe):
Cuni and Archie 004917625377330
cuniamione@yahoo.com

in Argentina:
Adrián Chucaladakis 0054 358 4645468
aclapcircosocial@educ.ar
Gral Bustos 946
Río Cuarto (5800) Córdoba
Argentina